Dungeons in Blue - Border Bits

All good things must come to an end, even the megadungeon! Border Bits offers sixteen geomorphs with limited connections, so you can bring your dungeon map to a reasonable and attractive close.

The Dungeons in Blue series brings classic blue maps to the virtual tabletop! These ready-to-fill maps are packed with rooms, corridors, pits, and caves; all judiciously sprinkled with tricks and traps. Every geomorph tile seamlessly connects to every other tile in the series, providing the megadungeon builder tremendous freedom and flexibility.

This product includes twelve unique map tiles rendered at 100px per five-foot square. The set includes two versions of each tile, one for players and one for GMs. The GM's version shows additional features, tricks, and traps. This set includes (BB1-1616):

Four 50x50 foot tiles

Eight 50x100 foot tiles

Four 100x100 foot tiles

A map legend image detailing all map markup

A one-third scale summary map showing all tiles

A short readme PDF

All maps are ready-to-use PNG-format files compatible with most virtual tabletops. Use them as-is, or combine them into larger maps using your favorite image processing software.

Note that the preview image is one-third scale! Check out full-sized sample tiles in The Master List.

Dungeons in Blue - The Master List

Be sure and grab a copy of The Master List, a free product that provides descriptive listings and one-third scale summary maps of all Dungeons in Blue products. It also includes the latest and greatest dungeon map legend, product FAQ and free sample dungeon tiles.

Dungeons in Blue Custom Built contains forty-nine geomorph tiles for your virtual tabletop, dungeon-building needs, all rendered in the classic blue map style. Each set in this collection has a theme: crypts and tombs, jails and prisons, fortifications, or waterfront caves. Tile edges seamlessly connect, providing the megadungeon builder tremendous freedom and flexibility. Dungeons in Blue geomorphs are 100px per five-foot square PNG images compatible with most popular virtual tabletops.

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Original electronic format

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